"You are sure you want to challenge me now?
You should know very well that with your current strength, you are nowhere near my level."
Vegeta's narrowed eyes locked onto Goku, his voice calm but sharp enough to cut stone.
The atmosphere changed instantly.
Every gaze, Krillin, Gohan, the elite soldiers, even Bulma, snapped toward him at once.
Krillin and Gohan tensed immediately.
This was the one thing they did not want to see.
Thankfully, things had not spiraled out of control yet.
Goku had arrived.
Vegeta had not attacked him.
In fact… he was warning him.
A sarcastic warning, yes.
But it was still a warning.
After spending days around Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan had begun to understand something important.
As long as you did not provoke him…
As long as you stayed within the boundaries he considered acceptable…
Vegeta did not go out of his way to hurt them.
They had even trained inside his modified gravity chamber.
He had given them real advice.
It was confusing.
This was the same Vegeta who once brought despair to Earth.
The same Vegeta who had crushed them without hesitation.
But now…
They could only hope this did not become a battle to the death.
"I know I am not your match," Goku said with a fearless grin,
"but I came all this way. If I do not at least have the courage to face you…
then all my training these past days means nothing."
That unwavering resolve,
that refusal to step back,
was something only Goku possessed.
Vegeta's lips curled into a subtle smile.
And quietly, he slipped his hand out of Bulma's grasp.
Bulma froze.
Only then did she realize she had been holding onto his arm tightly the whole time.
Her cheeks flushed and her heartbeat raced uncontrollably.
It felt like she had done something intimate without even noticing,
yet she could not deny that she did not exactly dislike the feeling.
"You all move back," Vegeta commanded.
Bulma, the elite soldiers, Krillin, Gohan, and Dende quickly retreated to a safer distance.
The field cleared.
The air grew heavy.
Goku rolled his shoulders, excitement flowing through him.
Vegeta stood completely still,
waiting.
The difference in power was too large for him to attack first.
He wanted Goku to have his moment.
Silence settled over the land.
Only the sound of wind moving across the empty Namekian plain could be heard.
Goku gathered his breath.
He did not power up, but he sharpened his ki to the absolute limit.
Everyone watching swallowed hard.
Meanwhile on King Kai's Planet
King Kai stood anxiously with Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu as they watched the scene through his telepathic link.
They had seen everything.
Goku's explosive arrival.
His overwhelming strength.
His effortless victories.
But they knew the truth.
Even now, even at this level,
Goku was not at Vegeta's level.
They had seen Vegeta against Frieza with their own eyes.
And that Vegeta was terrifying.
"If Vegeta takes this seriously," Piccolo muttered,
"Goku will not stand a chance."
King Kai let out a long, heavy sigh.
"It cannot be avoided now.
Just hope Vegeta does not go too far."
The fear of the Saiyan Prince's vengeance still lingered in all of them.
On Earth he had almost wiped them out.
And now Goku stood in front of him again.
If Vegeta wanted revenge…
This could become very ugly.
Very, very ugly.
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